Humanity will be interplanetary
Five year journey // interplanetary.asu.edu
Narrative vision A profound shift in human consciousness has emerged from our expansion beyond the Earth. Humans value the solar system as their common human home. Space is no longer the purview of a few powerful and wealthy countries and corporations but is broadly accessible to all nations and peoples for discovery and responsible development. Those who remain on Earth understand they have a stake in what lies beyond. Managed use and preservation of space resources, established through cross-cultural and cross-national partnerships and standards, has inspired healthier, more sustainable living on Earth. Driven by the successful efforts of a new generation of globally minded problem solvers, humans are flourishing in space and are establishing a more peaceful, just, and equitable existence for all of humanity.
The vision
The mission
We envision an interplanetary future built upon cooperative and inclusive new structures, systems and perspectives.
We deploy new ways of building teams and solving problems, at scale, partnered across disciplines, sectors and cultures to shape an inclusive and sustainable interplanetary future.
Per strategic plan FY21
The Pillars | Building positive interplanetary futures Empowering individuals to see themselves as interplanetary and take an active part in creating the space future they want.
Ensuring broad societal participation and consideration in creating the structures and systems that will shape humans’ space future.
• People can identify and solve problems that they see around them
• More diverse groups of people have a personal connection in space exploration
• People see their place in the universe, resulting in a greater sense of stewardship of our Earth and fellow human
• Space exploration is designed to maximize human rights and shared values
• Individual impact is achieved at scale
• Space exploration infrastructure, from transport to habitation, is designed to be achievable by more groups • Innovations that make space life possible improve life on Earth
Five years of dramatic growth
Increase in student enrollment by year two
62 active students
Increase in total projects and ROI by year five
Increase in external collaborations by year five
30
36
total projects
$8 million
follow-on funding
external collaborations
Planning year completed January 2017 • Conceived of, organized, and began the Interplanetary Initiative, to create broadly interdisciplinary projects that approach questions needed for our space future and place ASU as the thought leader of the future of humans in space. • Hosted two Interplanetary ‘Big Questions’ teaming workshops to re-imagine research and education around big questions rather than individual experts. • Engaged ~170 faculty members from 50 schools and centers across ASU to create this initiative. • Official launch of Interplanetary was January 18, 2017, with our first Big Questions workshop
People // 0.5 FTE
Year 1 July 2017 – June 2018 (FY18) FY18
Innovate
Q1
Q2
Q3
Big Questions teaming workshop
11 Pilot Projects
Engage
Learn
People // 2.0 FTE
Q4
MIT Media Lab visit to research innovative academic models
Interplanetary Initiative panel at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference
LA Presidential fly-in fundraiser for Campaign 2020
Interplanetary Initiative panel at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference
Hosted the first Exploration Learning workshop teaching critical thinking and collaboration skills
Renovations begin for the Interplanetary Laboratory, classroom / ideation studio
Year 1 Key metrics Pilot projects Innovate
New 11 Renewed 0
Cumulative 11 • $229K investment • $620K external funding* • 2.7X ROI
External collaborations Engage
Organizations 7
*External funding includes grants, contracts, and royalties
Year 2 July 2018 – June 2019 (FY19) FY19
Innovate
Q1
Big Questions teaming workshop
Q2
Engage
Q4
Big Questions teaming workshop
17 Pilot Projects
Planetary Intelligence Symposium
Learn
Q3
Future of Leadership panel in Washington, DC
First annual Space Futures Convening with 50 space sector leaders
Dr. Cady Coleman Lessons from Space public event
Technological Leadership degree program conceptualized to be the fastest and most effective preparation for the workplace
People // 6.5 FTE Origins Team Joins II // Cady Coleman joins ASU [II-sponsored faculty recruitment]
Renovations are complete for the Interplanetary ideation studio / classroom Student project launches on a Blue Origin rocket
Year 2 Key metrics
Innovate
Engage
Pilot projects New 6 Cumulative 17 Renewed 11 • $338K investment • $3M external funding* • 6.5X ROI
External collaborations
Events
Organizations 8
Attendees 1K
Read the FY19 Year in Review *External funding includes grants, contracts, and royalties
Year 3 July 2019 – June 2020 (FY20) FY20
Innovate
Q1
Big Questions teaming workshop
Q2
Learn
High Value Partners’ dinner at AGU in San Francisco
Exploration Learning workshop for participants from Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Interplanetary Laboratory renovations completed with a Grand Opening celebration
Technological Leadership degree program approved
People // 7.5 FTEO’Rourke joins ASU [II-sponsored faculty recruitment] 3 Associate Directors join II // Joe
Q4
18 Pilot Projects
Space to Thrive pilot project panel
Engage
Q3
Advisory Board founded
Year 3 Key metrics Pilot projects Innovate
Engage
New 7 Cumulative 24 Renewed 11 • $280K investment • $2.4M external funding* • 7X ROI
External collaborations
Events
Organizations: 15
Attendees 3K // Cumulative Attendees 4K Live streams 17K // Cumulative Live streams 17K
Read the FY20 Year in Review *External funding includes grants, contracts, and royalties
Year 4 July 2020 – June 2021 (FY21) FY21
Innovate
Engage
Q1
Q3
Q4
Big Questions teaming workshop
11 Pilot Projects 4 Laboratory Projects
Breakthrough Initiatives partnership launched
Technological Leadership degree launched
Learn
Q2
Interplanetary introductory paper published in New Space
Mission: Interplanetary podcast launched
Space Futures Convening [virtual]
Exploring Jupiter’s Moon Europa webinar
Why We Go Interplanetary exploration series
Building Planets educational series with Lindy Elkins-Tanton [virtual]
Practical Solutions for Active Learning Online webinar
People // 8.5 FTE Director and Director of Learning join II // Greg Autry joins ASU [II-sponsored faculty recruitment] 8 Advisory Board members // Deputy
Year 4 Key metrics Pilot projects Innovate
Engage
New 3 Renewed 8
Laboratory projects
Cumulative 27 • $141K investment • $970K external funding* • 7X ROI
New 4
External collaborations
Events
Organizations: 9
Attendees 4K // Cumulative Attendees 8K Live streams 19K // Cumulative Live streams 36K
Technological Leadership Learn
Fall semester 30 students
Spring semester 47 students
Read the FY21 Year in Review *External funding includes grants, contracts, and royalties
Year 5 July 2021 – June 2022 (FY22) FY22
Q1
Engage
Learn
Q3
Q4
Big Questions teaming workshop
Big Questions teaming workshop
Laboratory established as a recharge center
3 Orbital Reef Projects
First Interplanetary Fellowship project
New Partnerships • Blue Origin / Orbital Reef • ViacomCBS / Space Ark • XPRIZE Foundation
Deep Space Summit
Third annual Space Futures Convening
ASU Space Alliance Program announced
Space@ASU website launched
First annual Interplanetary CubeSat prize award
OpenCitizen launched and partnered with the Interplanetary Initiative, Beagle Learning and Learning Enterprise
Technological Leadership graduates its first student
Technological Leadership minor is approved and enrolls its first students
Technological Leadership graduates its second student
6 Pilot Projects
Innovate
Q2
Big Questions teaming workshop
4 Laboratory Projects
First annual OpenCitizen gathering
Designing and Making for an Interplanetary Future, new making course launched
People // 12 FTE ]
10 Advisory Board members // 1 Interplanetary Fellow // Nnedi Okorafor joins ASU and II’s Advisory board [II-sponsored faculty recruitment
Year 5 Key metrics Innovate
Engage
Pilot projects
Laboratory projects
New 3 Cumulative 30 Renewed 3 • $185K investment • $1M external funding* • 8X ROI
New 1 Ongoing 3 Completed 1
Orbital Reef projects New 3
External collaborations
Events
Organizations: 36
Attendees 3K // Cumulative Attendees 11K Live streams 8K // Cumulative Live streams 44K
Technological Leadership Learn
Fall semester 54 students
Spring semester 62 students
Graduated 2 students
*External funding includes grants, contracts, and royalties
Year 6 July 2022 – June 2023 (FY23) Looking ahead We’ve designed a model for interplanetary scale that nurtures new and bold ideas, that is nimble and flexible, and that ensures the broadest reach inside and outside of ASU. By unifying our expertise, assets and programs, we are defining ASU’s space enterprise and leading the way toward a positive interdisciplinary human space future. Next year, we will continue to grow “Space at ASU” endeavors such as the newly launched Space portal, the ASU Space Alliance and an upcoming student ambassador program. We look forward to driving new connections across ASU, deepening our engagement with a visionary community of space sector leaders and scaling the impact of our proven programs and processes.